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Data, news and analysis on a single powerful platform.SNL Energy has redefined the energy information market by integratingnews, data, research and analytics in real time. Other providers just giveyou pieces of the puzzle. Only SNL gives you the full picture on the entireindustry, encompassing the power, gas, coal and renewable energy marketsin one single, easy-to-use Web-based platform.

SNL Energy covers more than 9,000 power plants, 3,000 North Americanenergy companies, 1,700 active coal mines and 120 gas pipelines. Weprovide detail on financials, supply and demand fundamentals, hourlymarket pricing and rate cases. SNL features daily tracking of new projectbuild-outs from power to transmission to environmental. We offer datasetsand analytical tools you won’t find anywhere else, all in one place.

Exclusive news linked to in-depth profiles and analytics. SNL Energy’s news desk, the most experienced in the business, publishes more than a dozen segment-specific newsletters reporting on market-moving developments. Link directly from a news item to a comprehensive company profile and related stories.

The only provider with an accuracy guarantee and 24/7 support.Over the past 24 years, SNL has perfected a process of gathering, vetting, scrubbing and standardizingdata. As a result, we’re the only provider that guarantees 100% accuracy. Find an error, and we’ll send youa $50 reward. Another welcome SNL difference is our 24/7 customer support.

Comprehensive, trusted business intelligenceto drive energy investment decisions.

Your customized SNL homepage.Customize your homepage toshow only the informationrelevant to you. Track breakingnews, recent rate cases, newproject developments, earningsannouncements, market pricingand nuclear outages reports,based on user-definedpreferences.

Briefing Books: the big picture. Get a comprehensive view of a company’s financial andoperational data, criticaldocuments and timely news.Information and data fromvarious sources are combinedinto one location for thoroughanalysis of an organization.

Market-moving news in real time.SNL Energy’s industry-leadingnews coverage is tightlyintegrated with the Companyand Power Plant BriefingBooks. From the stories, userscan link directly into thevarious Briefing Books as wellas other related stories on thesame companies and/or plants.Market-moving news isdelivered online, dynamicallyfiltered to your specificinterests.

Seasoned experts available on demand forconsultation, training and 24/7 support.

Our data is more accessible. So are the experts behind it. Not only is our Web-based data easier to access, our seasoned experts are always available to help youmake sense out of it. SNL distills the complexities of the energy market for new analysts and experiencedveterans alike. We show you what to look for, where to find it and what the numbers mean – with addedinsight that comes from SNL’s core knowledge of both the energy and financial sectors.

Unlimited training and support to maximize the ROI on your subscription.Your 24/7 SNL client support advisors know the energy industry and SNL’s products. They help youmaximize the return on your SNL subscription by understanding your objective and helping you use SNL toachieve it. We’ll even bring your entry-level people up to speed on the idiosyncrasies of the energy sector,from financial reporting metrics to power plant valuations. No other provider can match our service.

A knowledge hub, from Regulatory Research Associates to the SNL Center for Financial Education.SNL is your hub for energy sector expertise. Regulatory Research Associates (RRA) is the nationally knownauthority on electric utility securities and regulation. Insightful RRA reports on rate cases and commissiondecisions are available to you in real time, with access to nearly 30 years of rate case analysis and data.You can also interact directly with RRA experts through formal consultation and at informal commissionermeetings organized periodically by RRA.

SNL Center for Financial Education (CFE) presents unique training programs and conferences in citiesacross the country. Programs run from senior-level events such as the SNL Power and Utilities M&ASymposium to beginner analyst training courses such as Essentials of Regulatory Finance. SNL Energyanalysts and researchers also publish insightful white papers and “Data Dispatch” reports illuminatingmarket developments behind our data.

SNL News features.SNL Energy news articles suchas “Issues in Focus” go beyondthe headlines, providing expertcommentary on the impact ofmarket events. SNL Energy isthe definitive source forbreaking news and insightfulanalysis.

Regulatory Research Associates (RRA) reports.In addition to regulatory ratecase coverage, RRA generatescompany-focused reports andspecial reports addressingcritical market developments.

White papers and DataDispatches.White papers and “DataDispatch” reports providedeeper insight into energymarkets and suggest powerfulways to utilize SNL Energy’sdata.

All you need to know, from market fundamentalsand operations to M&A and ownership.

Expansive coverage and extensive detail, with one-step drill-downs.With SNL Energy, you have a larger population of companies to review and a broader, more robust range of data to support decisions. There’s no need to access different sources. Market fundamentals, financialsand asset-level coverage are all together. Quickly compare regulatory energy company financials (with FERCschedules), SEC financials and rate cases. Tap into our library of 20+ years of historical data.

Our energy industry templates facilitate apples-to-apples peer comparisons for competitive analysis, while source tagging instantly links you to the original document. Get a high-level aggregated view with our Regional Power Markets summary, or drill down in one easy step to granular operational detail on a specific plant or mine. Hard-to-find ownership data is a click away. Going beyond public sources, SNLuses a combination of research and brainpower to deliver the inside information on power plants, coalmines, utilities and specific projects.

From fundamentals to forward pricing.Streaming power price and demand data from all nine North American Independent System Operatorskeeps you current, with hourly prices at every node and hub. We provide CME forwards and futures forpower, natural gas, coal, oil and uranium. Review supply and demand fundamentals. Incorporate statisticssuch as historic and future plant capacity in your forecasts. View hourly load, forecasted load and prices in one chart.

Mergers & acquisitions: past, present and future.SNL Energy lets you track past, current and future M&A activity. Peruse M&A league tables, statistics andgraphs. Look at capital offerings pricing and spreads. Delve into financial, operational performance andownership data. Link to relevant news stories. SNL is your single source for deal-specific information.

Coal Mine Briefing Book.Get a complete picture of amine’s operational data,documents and related news.The mine profile presentslocation details along withownership and operatorinformation.

Regional Power MarketsSummary.Our Regional Power MarketsSummary (RPMS) aggregatesfinancial and operationalstatistics for electric regionalareas. RPMS compiles unit,plant and company-levelstatistics in an interactivesummary of the NERC Regions,NERC Subregions, BalancingAuthorities, Planning Areasand ISOs.

Track commodities marketmovement.Get instant access to accuratehourly prices, plus demand andforecast demand at every node,zone and hub covering all U.S.and Canadian power markets.See energy news as it happensduring the day. Our reportersregularly publish marketcommentary to provide contextto market movements.

Easy-to-use templates, tools and data feedsthat no other provider can match.

Integrate SNL data into Excel models that update instantly.With SNLxl, SNL Energy’s powerful Excel Add-In tool, you can create proprietary models fully integratedwith your spreadsheets for single-click updates. Compare and export data from various sources. Downloadtoday’s details or the full history for one or all companies, assets or commodities. Use our library oftemplates, or contact SNL Support and we’ll help you customize your own.

With pre-built templates from SNL’s spreadsheet library, you can compare power prices from various ISOs.Benchmark company and power plant financial and operations statistics. Evaluate the dispatch curve forvarious market regions or companies. Track the daily status of specific projects in this constantly evolvingmarket: who signed a contract, what permit was approved, what’s anticipated to come online and when.And even recreate the FERC Form 1 company financials as reported.

SNL Energy commodities data also flows into SNLxl to facilitate quick analysis and decision-making.Once you create a model, you can update it instantly, pulling in the newest numbers from our constantlyrefreshed database.

When you just need the data: SNL Energy Data Feeds.If our data is all you need, we offer customized SNL Energy Data Feeds, delivering the data you wantwhenever you want it. Integrate SNL data feeds into your applications to power your models, customapplications and intranets.

Innovative Peer Analytics.SNL Energy’s Peer Analyticstool offers innovative defaultpeer logic and powerfulcustomization options, allowingyou to perform the mostcomplete analysis for any U.S.public power, natural gasutility, midstream or coalcompany.

Customizable Excel template:coal example.Our customizable Exceltemplates provide a wide rangeof tools for analysis, from asimple summary of coal minesowned to more complexbenchmarking analysis. TheDataWizard, embedded in theExcel Add-In, allows access toyears of historical data tocreate tailored reports.

Power Plant Briefing Book:complete profile.View plant and unit operatingparameters, related news anddocuments, with financial andoperational statistics in acomprehensive power plantprofile. Quickly analyze apower plant’s operations overtime including generation, heatrate, emission controls andproduction costs.

The right information for each department,covered by one all-inclusive fee.

SNL Unlimited: a truly limitless subscription.Subscribe to SNL Energy Unlimited and you get it all for a single fee: all our data, newsletters, alerts,research reports, analytics, tools, RRA rate case information–everything–all backed by our accuracyguarantee and our 24/7 expert support.

Our subscription fee covers every user in your company. There are no per-seat charges. No more need tomonitor who is accessing the service. Allow all of your departments and analysts to use the sameconsistent information for decision-making.

The information each type of user needs, in real time.If you’re a financial analyst evaluating profitability and other characteristics, you can easily benchmark acompany’s operations. If you’re a strategic analyst, use SNL data to forecast supply and demand, evaluatenew opportunities to build plants, sell or purchase excess power and assess regional trends.

SNL Energy becomes integral to the effectiveness of each type of user, companywide. Regulatorydepartments review rate cases to support filings. Strategic planners plot where a company is headed in 5 or 10 years. Procurement uses market fundamentals to figure out where to get the best fuel deals. The Back Office uses our pricing to settle contracts – SNL’s proprietary indexes are CCRO-endorsed and FERC-approved. Treasurers and M&A teams track terms on capital offers with a clear view of who theinstitutional owners actually are.

SNL Energy is the industry leader, but we don’t rest on our laurels. We continue to improve in response toclient feedback, evolving in tandem with the dynamic energy industry.

A subscription to SNL Energy Unlimited service for your organizationincludes all your users for a single all-encompassing fee. SNL coverageranges from detailed asset-level data to holding company and regionalsummaries. Highlights include:

� More than a dozen segment-specific newsletters

� Detailed coverage of electric utility rate cases via Regulatory Research Associates (RRA)

� M&A coverage and league tables for both company and asset-level transactions

� Financial and operational statistics

– Financial coverage of publicly traded electric, natural gas and coal companies (U.S. and Canada)

– Operational statistics on over 3,200+ electric utilities, 200+ natural gas companies and 1,500+ coal producers

� Asset-level coverage on:

– 9,000+ coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, geothermal, wind, solar and biomass power plants

– 3,500+ coal mines

– 2,700+ power, natural gas and transmission projects

� Streaming power price and demand data from all nine North American Independent System Operators

� SNL Energy proprietary market coverage (FERC-approved) including:

– Spot and Forward Power Indexes (26 zones and hubs)

– Spot Natural Gas Prices (104 trading hubs)

– Coal Prices (18 steam coal markers)

� CME forwards and futures for power, natural gas, coal, oil and uranium

As the energy industry evolves, SNL Energy keeps pace. SNL Energy isconstantly expanding its products, through new datasets, new companies andnew analytical tools.

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